diff --git a/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp b/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
--- a/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
@@ -1092,8 +1092,8 @@
             "transaction in the input array.\n"
             "Returns results for each transaction in the same order they were "
             "passed in.\n"
-            "It is possible for transactions to not be fully validated "
-            "('allowed' unset) if another transaction failed.\n",
+            "Transactions that cannot be fully validated due to failures in "
+            "other transactions will not contain an 'allowed' result.\n",
             {
                 {RPCResult::Type::OBJ,
                  "",
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -311,7 +311,8 @@
      * Map from txid to finished MempoolAcceptResults. The client is
      * responsible for keeping track of the transaction objects themselves.
      * If a result is not present, it means validation was unfinished for that
-     * transaction.
+     * transaction. If there was a package-wide error (see result in m_state),
+     * m_tx_results will be empty.
      */
     std::map<const TxId, const MempoolAcceptResult> m_tx_results;
 
@@ -349,7 +350,7 @@
  * @param[in]  txns   Group of transactions which may be independent or contain
  *     parent-child dependencies. The transactions must not conflict, with each
  *     other, i.e. must not spend the same inputs. If any dependencies exist,
- *     parents must appear before children.
+ *     parents must appear anywhere in the list before their children.
  * @returns a PackageMempoolAcceptResult which includes a MempoolAcceptResult
  *     for each transaction. If a transaction fails, validation will exit early
  *     and some results may be missing.